To reinforce Jerry's comments, the word you are asking about, Steve, is a participle predicated of a plural subject (keepers). Your suggestion (keeping) would require an infinitive, and that's just not what is here.
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: Steve Miller <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, 5 November 2012 1:57 PM To: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [b-hebrew] Ps 31:7 hashomrim Can “hashomrim” in Ps 31:7 be translated “the keeping of” instead of “the keepers of”? That is, instead of: I have hated the keepers of worthless vanities Can it be?: I have hated the keeping of worthless vanities Thank you. Sincerely yours, Steve Miller Detroit www.voiceInWilderness.info<http://www.voiceinwilderness.info/> That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have see with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands handled of the Word of life …. And this is the message which we have heard of Him and declare unto you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:1,5)
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